Oxford
Coverage highlights hospitality and foodservice activity in this university city, with reporting focused on central Oxford, Jericho, Cowley Road, and Summertown. Topics include restaurant and café openings, independent concepts, student and tourist-driven footfall, and premium casual formats. Insight is designed for operators navigating a market shaped by academic life, heritage appeal, and growing demand for diverse dining experiences.
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Jun- 2018 -8 JuneBeverages
Entrepreneur raises £1m for online wine store
A 29-year-old entrepreneur raised £1m in a crowdfunding drive hoping to build the world’s biggest wine store online. Ben Revell, CEO of Winebuyers.com, hoped to raise £525,000 in an equity crowdfunding drive and now has plans to expand the business to Oxford Street. He spent £380,000 developing the site Winebuyers.com…
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5 JuneBusiness
The Coconut Tree to expand across the UK
Sri Lankan restaurant chain The Coconut Tree has announced plans to expand throughout major UK towns and cities, appointing leisure property specialists Fleurets to lead the expansion. The chain currently has sites in Cheltenham and Oxford and have agreed terms on a site in central Bristol. It is now looking…
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Apr- 2018 -23 AprilBusiness
Welcome Break CEO leaves for new role at Sticks ‘N’ Sushi
Rod McKie will leave motorway service operator Welcome Break after 15 years as CEO, to take up the same role at Japanese restaurant group Sticks ‘N’ Sushi next month. McKie will start his new role in July and will remain a member of the Welcome Break board as a non-executive…
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19 AprilBusiness
Nearly half of all hospitality companies are family run
Some 45% of hotel and restaurant businesses are family run, according to the latest UK Family Business Sector Report, conducted by Oxford Economics for the Institute for Family Business (IFB) Research Foundation. The report found that there are a total of 153,387 hotels and restaurants run by families, and collectively they…
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